Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 8

Gifford Grade School, Gifford, IL

Gifford Grade School is a public elementary school in Gifford, part of Gifford CCSD 188 School District. It enrolled 151 students in 2024-25, with 10.8 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 151
Teachers (FTE): 14.0
Students per teacher: 10.8
Grades: K to 8

This school's ratio is about the same as the district figure of 10.8. The Illinois average across schools is 13.7. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school10.8

District10.8

Illinois13.7

United States15.3

School details

Address: 406 S Main St Jared Ellison, Gifford, IL 61847
Phone: (217)568-7733
District: Gifford CCSD 188 School District
County: Champaign County
Level: Elementary
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: No
Virtual: No
Locale: Rural: Distant
NCES school ID: 171665001969

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free or reduced-price lunch: 5133.8% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: No

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.